ELAN CORPORATION

Elan Corporation, plc is a biotechnology company, headquartered in Ireland, committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and their families by dedicating itself to bringing innovations in science to fill significant unmet medical needs that continue to exist around the world. Elan was incorporated as a private limited company in Ireland in December 1969 and became a public limited company in January 1984. Elan shares trade on the New York and Irish Stock Exchanges.